GraceWorks Global

Category: CrossWay International

  • Is It Safe To Travel Over There?

    I’m often told to watch out or to be careful when I travel outside of the United States. People say  “It’s dangerous!”  “Don’t drink the water!”  “Carry your money in your socks!”  (That’s the funny one.  I’m a missionary!  Look in my socks all you want – there won’t be…

  • New Well!

    Remember this girl? There is something about her that draws me to where she is.  I have looked at this picture often over the past few months – and this one as well… These children live in Ben Town, Liberia – a town currently consisting of  around 570 people, but growing…

  • We’d Love to Meet You Personally!

    In the months of February and March, we will be visiting with some of our prayer partners at their local churches.  We’ll be in the Camp Verde area on February 8th at the Camp Verde Christian Church.  We’ll be in Tucson the end of February, and  on March 1st, we’ll…

  • Inspired by a 3 Year-Old

    Allen has been home from Nicaragua for more than a week, and it was a wonderful trip.  Many trusted Christ for salvation, and much was accomplished on the training center.  We’ll give a full report on the trip in our next prayer letter, but today… I, Sheree, was inspired by…

  • Co-dependency and a Fashion Faux Pas…

    I spent the morning driving around in short city blocks near a church where we’ve ministered in Nicaragua in the past.  Pastor Juan had arranged for me to use our rental truck to pick up local men who were struggling with addictions.  (Abusing alcohol and sniffing glue-like substances is rampant…

  • The Urgency of the Message… Ethiopia

    The Urgency of the Message… Ethiopia

    I have to admit, I don’t feel much like blogging tonight.  Our dear friends’ newborn is fighting for his life tonight while his sweet mama is recovering from emergency surgery, in another hospital, 100 miles away from her baby.  It’s been a day of tears for the Mann family as…

  • Sad to Leave Kenya, but on to Ethiopia…

    Allen is finishing up his stay in Kenya today and will be leaving for Ethiopia on (his) Saturday.  He has been treated very kindly by our Kenyan Field Director, Ken (and Winnie), and has met a host of wonderful people and adorable children. He spent three full days doing one…

  • I Like Sugar!

    Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I like ice cream, but that’s because it’s cold sugar.  Basically, I like sugar. On my recent flight to Kenya, I was served a few in-flight meals.  One of the packets that came with the pre-packaged utensils was simply labeled, “Sugar.”  I…

  • Safely in Kenya…

    I just heard from Allen, and he made it safely to Kenya!  After a little sleep, he will be preaching at a Sunday morning service and in the days to come he will be training pastors and church leaders in basic doctrine and in how to clearly share the gospel.…

  • All Is Well. More Reassurance from Sheree…

    We now have only a few days left of our precautionary quarantine, and all is still well.  Allen’s temperature has been normal and he has been very healthy – not having had so much as a cold!  He did a mid-quarantine Skype visit with our doctor, just as an added measure of…